Comparison

The UnderGrowth vs Idle Deepcore

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The UnderGrowth

Features
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Deep beneath the surface, a living network stirs. You are the cultivator — tap to grow, produce to expand, and unlock the hidden species of the underground. The UnderGrowth is an idle clicker built around the slow, satisfying rhythm of fungal growth. Tap to generate mycelium, watch your production tick upward, and make strategic choices about when to prestige and how to spend your hard-earned spores. GROW YOUR NETWORK Tap the screen to produce mycelium and build your underground operation. Upgrade your production rate and watch your numbers climb — even while you're away. UNLOCK RARE SPECIES Discover and collect a variety of unique underground species, each with its own look and lore. Watch your ecosystem come to life as your collection grows. PRESTIGE & EVOLVE When the time is right, reset your progress and carry forward bonus spores that make each run more powerful than the last. Every prestige brings new potential. BOOST YOUR OPERATION Earn temporary boosts through rewarded ads — double your production for an hour, multiply your tap power, or claim an instant burst of progress. For players who want a permanent edge, the Shop offers one-time upgrades that stay with you forever. BUILT FOR IDLE PLAY Your mycelium keeps growing whether you're actively tapping or not. Check back, collect your haul, and keep expanding. No energy timers. No pay-to-win walls. Just the quiet satisfaction of watching something grow.

About

Idle Deepcore

Embark on an epic pixel-art mining adventure, tapping to break blocks and collect ore. Automate your progress with upgradeable machines, even while offline, and descend through diverse biomes to discover rarer resources. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and unlock new systems to dig deeper and get richer.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-mine with pixel-art feedback
  • Automate with upgradeable mining machines
  • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots
  • Descend through distinct biomes
  • Prestige for permanent power
  • Build a rocket and mine asteroids
  • Offline progress
Features
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Idle Deepcore is a pixel-art idle mining game about digging from the surface all the way down to the planet's molten core — and beyond, into orbit. Tap to break blocks and collect ore, then buy machines — jackhammers, steam drills, seismic hammers, excavators and more — to mine for you, even while you're away. The deeper you dig, the rarer the ore and the tougher the blocks. FEATURES • Tap-to-mine with crunchy pixel-art feedback • Automate with a roster of upgradeable mining machines • Smelt raw ore into valuable ingots in your furnaces • Descend through distinct biomes to ever-deeper layers • Prestige to reset for permanent power and unlock new systems • Skill tree, mastery nodes and a research lab to specialize each run • Build a rocket and mine asteroids out in orbit • Offline progress — your machines keep mining while the app is closed • Cloud save via Game Center — back up and restore your progress • Playable in 29 languages Optional rewarded ads can double your offline haul — never required to progress. Dig deeper. Get richer. Idle Deepcore.

Screenshots

The UnderGrowth4 screens
Idle Deepcore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The UnderGrowth and Idle Deepcore are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The UnderGrowth sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Deepcore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
The UnderGrowth versus Idle Deepcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe UnderGrowthIdle Deepcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—80 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEhren DavisFlavio Valceschini

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The UnderGrowth

One-time2
  • 10× Click Power$0.99
  • 2× Production Boost$0.99
1 purchases

Idle Deepcore

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$5.99

Questions

Is The UnderGrowth free?
The UnderGrowth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Deepcore free?
Idle Deepcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The UnderGrowth or Idle Deepcore have ads?
Both The UnderGrowth and Idle Deepcore show ads.
Which is updated more often, The UnderGrowth or Idle Deepcore?
The UnderGrowth ships an update every 5 days, and Idle Deepcore every 5 days. Most recently, The UnderGrowth was updated on October 25, 2026 and Idle Deepcore on October 24, 2026.

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